Looking to build momentum following a home win over Virginia Tech last Wednesday, Georgia Tech hits the road to face Notre Dame in a 9 p.m. Atlantic Coast Conference game Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion.
Georgia Tech (9-11, 3-6 ACC) stopped a four-game skid with a 71-64 homecourt win over the Hokies six days ago, then enjoyed the first of its two byes over the weekend. The Yellow Jackets, 2-4 since they defeated the Fighting Irish on Dec. 31, are looking for their first road win this season, having lost at North Carolina, Syracuse, SMU and Florida State.
Notre Dame (9-10, 3-5 ACC) has won two of its last three games, including a 74-59 win at Virginia Saturday, reversing a four-game losing streak that began with the Dec. 31 loss to Tech, The Fighting Irish are 7-2 at home this season, including ACC wins over Syracuse and Boston College.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-11, 3-6 ACC) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-10, 3-5 ACC)
South Bend, Indiana; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Irish -8.5; over/under is 144.5
BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame hosts Georgia Tech after Markus Burton scored 21 points in Notre Dame's 74-59 win against the Virginia Cavaliers.
The Fighting Irish are 7-2 in home games. Notre Dame has a 0-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Yellow Jackets have gone 3-6 against ACC opponents. Georgia Tech has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
Notre Dame makes 46.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Georgia Tech has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). Georgia Tech averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Notre Dame allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Allocco is averaging 10.1 points for the Fighting Irish. Tae Davis is averaging 18.1 points over the last 10 games.
Lance Terry is shooting 46.8% and averaging 15.8 points for the Yellow Jackets. Javian McCollum is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Irish: 5-5, averaging 74.9 points, 31.1 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.
Yellow Jackets: 5-5, averaging 74.4 points, 31.6 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
